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Decennial Census data
      1860-1940  |   1950-1960  |   1970-1990  |   2000-2010         More Census Bureau data here
                 
  Census 2000   Census 2010   2006-2010 ACS*
TOTAL POPULATION 9,128 100.0%   10,648 100.0%   10,292 100.0%
In households 9,037 99.0%   10,411 97.8%      
In group quarters 91 1.0%   237 2.2%      
 
RACE
White 8,562 93.8%   9,242 86.8%      
Black or African American 33 0.4%   52 0.5%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 31 0.3%   56 0.5%      
Asian 155 1.7%   300 2.8%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.1%   23 0.2%      
Some other race 147 1.6%   711 6.7%      
Two or more races 195 2.1%   264 2.5%      
 
HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE
Hispanic or Latino (of any race) 625 6.8%   1,634 15.3%      
Not Hispanic or Latino 8,503 93.2%   9,014 84.7%      
White 8,141 89.2%   8,430 79.2%      
Black or African American 31 0.3%   48 0.5%      
American Indian and Alaska Native 18 0.2%   35 0.3%      
Asian 154 1.7%   297 2.8%      
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 5 0.1%   21 0.2%      
Some other race 14 0.2%   14 0.1%      
Two or more races 140 1.5%   169 1.6%      
 
SEX
Male 4,100 44.9%   4,848 45.5%      
Female 5,028 55.1%   5,800 54.5%      
 
AGE
Under 5 years 450 4.9%   467 4.4%      
5 to 17 years 1,244 13.6%   1,453 13.6%      
18 to 64 years 5,221 57.2%   6,061 56.9%      
65 years and over 2,213 24.3%   2,667 25.0%      
Median age 46.8 X   49.2 X      
 
HOUSEHOLDS
Total households 4,373 100.0%   4,955 100.0%      
Family households 2,362 54.0%   2,693 54.3%      
Families with children under 18 923 21.1%   1,062 21.4%      
Average household size 2.07 X   2.10 X      
Average family size 2.77 X   2.82 X      
 
HOUSING OCCUPANCY
Total housing units 4,671 100.0%   5,544 100.0%   5,219 100.0%
Occupied housing units 4,373 93.6%   4,955 89.4%   4,813 92.2%
Owner-occupied housing units 2,706 61.9%   2,928 59.1%   2,915 60.6%
Renter-occupied housing units 1,667 38.1%   2,027 40.9%   1,898 39.4%
Vacant housing units 298 6.4%   589 10.6%   406 7.8%
1 unit, detached housing 2,567 55.4%   2,908 55.7%
Median value owner occupied unit (dollars) 342,900 X         627,800 X
Median gross rent (dollars) 959 X         1,382 X
 
PLACE OF BIRTH BY CITIZENSHIP STATUS
Native 8,159 91.9%         9,125 88.7%
Foreign born 719 8.1%         1,167 11.3%
Naturalized citizen 376 4.2%         412 4.0%
Not a citizen 343 3.9%         755 7.3%
 
INCOME AND POVERTY IN 1999
Median household income (dollars) 50,505 X         65,728 X
Median family income (dollars) 65,600 X         97,000 X
Per capita income (dollars) 32,387 X         39,730 X
Individuals in poverty 329 3.7%         559 5.6%
 
EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Population 25 and over 6,921 100.0%         7,827 100.0%
High school graduate 1,317 19.0%           20.8%
Bachelor's degree 1,811 26.2%           24.1%
Graduate or professional degree 873 12.6%           14.9%
 
COMMUTING TO WORK
Mean travel time to work (minutes) 28.7 X         25.5 X
 
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION TO WORK FOR WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER
Total 4,199 100.0%         4,618 100.0%
Car, truck, or van: 3,500 83.4%         3,730 80.8%
Drove alone 3,252 77.4%         3,310 71.7%
Carpooled 248 5.9%         420 9.1%
Public transportation 105 2.5%         33 0.7%
Bus or trolley bus 69 1.6%         19 0.4%
Streetcar or trolley car 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Subway or elevated 18 0.4%         0 0.0%
Railroad 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Ferryboat 18 0.4%         14 0.3%
Taxicab 0 0.0%         0 0.0%
Motorcycle 10 0.2%         9 0.2%
Bicycle 41 1.0%         114 2.5%
Walked 301 7.2%         240 5.2%
Other means 0 0.0%         26 0.6%
Worked at home 242 5.8%         466 10.1%
   
LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT BY OCCUPATION  
Employed civilian population 16 years and over 4,317 100.0%         4,981 100.0%
Management, professional and related 1,995 46.2%         2,233 44.8%
Service 568 13.2%         790 15.9%
Sales and office 1,155 26.8%         1,356 27.2%
Farming, fishing & forestry 13 0.3%         Included in following category  
Construction, extraction, and maintenance 331 7.7%         355 7.1%
Production, transportation, and material moving 255 5.9%         247 5.0%
 
CLASS OF WORKER            
Self-employed workers 599 13.9%         706 14.2%
 
 
                Source: Census 2000 SF1, SF3, DP1-DP4, Census 2010 DP-1, American Community Survey 2006-2010
 
                      * Go to tables in American Factfinder to view information on methodology and margins of error
 

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